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Ribble Valley planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Ribble Valley Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Ribble Valley website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

29,791Searchable applications

0Recorded as pending

85%Approval rate · 26,347 approved or refused records

3,926Refused applications

22,421 approved · 3,926 refused · 1,941 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Nov 1992 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning, Buildings and Countryside Contact planning Contact Planning Local plan Planning Policy Pre-application advice How to Apply for Planning Permission Conservation areas Conservation Areas Article 4 directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiries01200425111 Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning@ribblevalley.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas22 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0398
PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF AGRIC BLDG TO DWELLINGHOUSE
Holkers Farm Whins Lane Read BB12 7RB
Received 16 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0238
Change of Use (MKA) CHANGE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS FROM STORAGE INTO OFFICES
43 MOOR LANE, CLITHEROE, LANCS
Received 21 Mar 2003
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0399
Applications for full consent Proposed part single storey and part two storey extension to rear of property.
3 Eccles Terrace Main Street Grindleton BB7 4RD
Received 16 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0400
Applications for full consent Erection of replacement agricultural livestock building which has been previously demolished (retrospective).
Black Moss Farm Elmridge Lane Chipping PR3 2NY
Received 15 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0401
Applications for full consent Replacement dwelling (self build).
Buckley Dene Preston Road Ribchester PR3 3YD
Received 19 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0402
Application for tree works 3 x Copper Beech Tree's (G22) to be crown lifted by 4m, no reduction in height.
79 The Rydings Langho BB6 8BQ
Received 19 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0403
Non-Material amendment Non Material amendment to 3/2024/0557, involving the movement of a supporting column at the bottom of upperflight of stone steps by approx 0.78m to lie at the outer edge of property boundary.
11 Bridge End Whalley Road Billington BB7 9NU
Received 19 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0404
Application for tree works Various Tree works within G1:- T171 (Oak) Minor Pruning. G1A (2 x elder) and T3 (Hawthorn) prune back to railings boundary. T5 (Oak) crown lift and lateral reduction to 4m over road. T1 and T2 (2 x Larch) and T4 (Oak) Lateral reduction to create 2m clearance with property.
Sheepfold Crescent Barrow Lancashire BB7 9XS
Received 14 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0405
Prior Notification of change of use from commercial to dwelling Prior approval for the change of use of the upper floor and rear of ground floor from commercial ( Class E) to dwellinghouse (Class C3) under Part 3 Class MA of the GDPO.
4 Towneley Road Longridge PR3 3EA
Received 19 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0406
Advertisements Advertisement consent for 1 x aluminium fascia sign, 1 x aluminium projecting sign and 1 x goods entrance sign (rear).
39 Castle Street Clitheroe BB7 2BT
Received 19 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0407
Applications for full consent Proposed extension of rear dormer, new front dormer, single storey rear extension and new front porch.
1 Eastfield Drive West Bradford BB7 4TQ
Received 20 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0408
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension.
1 Eastfield Drive West Bradford BB7 4TQ
Received 20 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2004/0638
Applications for full consent Permanent access road (and junction detail with Further Lane) in connection with approved permissions 3/2002/0492 and 3/2002/0493.
Stanley House adjacent Preston New Road/Further Lane Mellor
Received 24 Jun 2004
Decided - Final Decision3/2003/0239
Applications for full consent TWO STOREY EXTENSION
6 RIVERSIDE, LOW MOOR, CLITHEROE
Received 21 Mar 2003
Withdrawn3/2025/0409
Discharge of Conditions Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (elevational and sectional details of rooflights), 5 (details of photovoltaic panels), 8 (lighting), 9 (boundary treatment), 12 (construction method statement), 13 (scheme for construction of site access and off-site works of highway mitigation), 15 (structural report), 17 (boundary treatment of the driveway connection), 18 (visibility splays) 19 (landscaping maintenance of visibility splays), 22 (cycle storage plan), 24 (landscaping), 26 (surface water sustainable drainage strategy) on planning permission 3/2023/0384.
Honfleur 3 Grindleton View Chatburn BB7 4BE
Received 19 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0410
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with insertion of velux roof light to front and dormer extension to rear.
29 Deer Park Crescent Whalley Clitheroe BB7 9XH
Received 15 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0411
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for internal and external works. External works to include: replacement of windows and lintels, enlargement of window openings, infill doorways and windows, demolition of existing lean-to and erection of stone porch, replacement of roof tiles with slates, replacement of cills and mullions, replacement of guttering and downpipes, removal of render and repoint with lime. Repair of leaded window. Internal works to include: replacement of existing staircase, removal of partitions, excavation of internal floor to increase head height and replacement of internal floor with limecrete.
Dene Cottage 9 The Dene Hurst Green BB7 9QF
Received 21 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0412
Applications for full consent Planning Permission for replacement of windows and lintels, enlargement of window openings, infill doorways and windows, demolition of existing lean-to and erection of stone porch, replacement of roof tiles with slates, replacement of cills and mullions, replacement of guttering and downpipes, removal of render and repointing with lime.
Dene Cottage 9 The Dene Hurst Green BB7 9QF
Received 21 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0413
Applications for full consent Proposed outbuilding adjoined to rear elevation of dwelling for domestic storage.
New Drop Cottage Old Clitheroe Road Ribchester PR3 2HJ
Received 22 May 2025
APPEAL LODGED3/2025/0414
Application in principle Permission in Principle for proposed residential development of up to nine dwellings.
Land to the south of Old Road Chatburn
Received 23 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0415
Variation of Condition Proposed residential development of eight detached dwelling houses (pursuant to variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) on permission 3/2022/0537 and 3/2024/0115. To allow for repositioning of Plot 7).
Land Adjacent to Ferns Northcote Road Langho BB6 8BG
Received 22 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0416
Applications for full consent Regularisation of single storey rear extension.
3 Waters Edge Whalley BB7 9UF
Received 23 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0417
Applications for full consent Planning permission for proposed repair, internal and external alterations, amendments to outbuilding to listed building, new external garage, two air source heat pumps.
The Court House Gisburn Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NP
Received 23 May 2025
Decided - Final Decision3/2025/0418
Alter or Extend a Listed Building Listed Building Consent for proposed repair, internal and external alterations, amendments to outbuilding to listed building, new external garage, two air source heat pumps.
The Court House Gisburn Road Bolton by Bowland BB7 4NP
Received 23 May 2025

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Ribble Valley Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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